Who voices the villager in A Minecraft Movie?

A Minecraft Movie is a hilarious film that has its premise set around Mojang's sandbox title. The movie, created by Warner Bros., Legendary Entertainment, and Mojang, was released on April 4, 2025. It included many familiar aspects from the game, including villagers. Steve, played by Jack Black, lived amongst the villagers, while a Nitwit villager accidentally enters the real world through a portal from which Steve initially entered the game.

In the film, the Nitwit villager can be seen having several hilarious interactions in the real world. The character was voiced by actor Matt Berry. This article delves into the Nitwit's story in the film, Matt Berry's role in it, and his other works.

Note: This article contains spoilers for A Minecraft Movie. Readers are advised to proceed with caution.

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Matt Berry's Nitwit villager's story in A Minecraft Movie and the actor's brief history

What's the story of the Nitwit in A Minecraft Movie?

In A Minecraft Movie, Steve works as a miner in the real world when he accidentally opens a mysterious portal that leads him into the game's world. When the portal opens up once again and four other real-life characters enter the Minecraft world, a Nitwit from the village where Steve lives accidentally enters the real world from that portal. This is when a subplot begins.

The Nitwit roams around the real world when he gets in an accident where Henry's School principal, Marlene, hits him with her car. Marlene apologizes for the accident, but is baffled to see the villager's unusual appearance. She then takes the Nitwit to dinner at a fancy restaurant, where they form a hilarious romantic bond.

The next day, when the Nitwit is in Marlene's office, he is confronted by Clemente, Marlene's ex-husband. At that point, the Nitwit has been around real people for so long that he starts speaking plain English and proposes to Marlene.

A brief history of Matt Berry's career

Matt Berry attends FX's "What We Do in the Shadows" Los Angeles FYC Event on June 03, 2025. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images)

Matt Berry is an English actor, comedian, musician, and writer. He has been a part if Hollywood since the early 2000s and is known for his work in The IT Crowd, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, What We Do in the Shadows, and more.

He has won the BAFTA Award for Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme for the role he played in Toast of London. His most recent work was, of course, A Minecraft Movie. He has also been a voice actor in the series called Krapopolis from 2023 to 2025.

As a musician, Matt Berry has released 11 studio albums and has more than 1,200,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.

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